Comments on: J-WOTD: ヤメ検 (やめけん) http://www.stippy.com/japan-language/japanese-word-of-the-day/yameken/ A fresh look at Japan, by gaijins for gaijins! Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:00:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Red http://www.stippy.com/japan-language/japanese-word-of-the-day/yameken/comment-page-1/#comment-5825 Red Mon, 26 Mar 2007 06:25:16 +0000 http://www.stippy.com/japan-language/japanese-word-of-the-day/yameken/#comment-5825 Follow up: I was just surfing on the web for some unrelated information and actually came across the official 検察 page. You've gotta take a look at this friendly page they use to explain what the kensatsu is to children. I like to call it: <a href="http://www.kensatsu.go.jp/child/index.htm" rel="nofollow">"The Kensatsu version of the birds and the bees"</a>. In all seriousness, after I got past all of that ふり仮名 I actually found part four quite interesting (about the difference between the cops and the prosecutors office. See <a href="http://www.kensatsu.go.jp/child/child4.htm" rel="nofollow">"keisatsu vs. kensatsu"</a> if you didn't know the difference either. Follow up:
I was just surfing on the web for some unrelated information and actually came across the official 検察 page. You’ve gotta take a look at this friendly page they use to explain what the kensatsu is to children. I like to call it:

“The Kensatsu version of the birds and the bees”.

In all seriousness, after I got past all of that ふり仮名 I actually found part four quite interesting (about the difference between the cops and the prosecutors office. See “keisatsu vs. kensatsu” if you didn’t know the difference either.

]]> By: Red http://www.stippy.com/japan-language/japanese-word-of-the-day/yameken/comment-page-1/#comment-1992 Red Mon, 05 Feb 2007 03:59:40 +0000 http://www.stippy.com/japan-language/japanese-word-of-the-day/yameken/#comment-1992 Well Mr. Taxman, as is too often the case with people who have anything to do with tax - you are unfortunately right. I'd originally found the whole concept of a 50 yo prosecutor studying for the bar exam to be kind of cool but after a few independent checks, it appears that you are right. These guys are just another version of Datsu-sara. :( When you pass the bar exam as a student you have the choice of either becoming a private lawyer, joining the public prosecutors office or becoming a judge. Apparently it only takes 2 weeks for a former prosecutor to register as a lawyer. They are often seen as "the lawyer" to have on your case for 刑事事件 (criminal cases). (It's a shame that no-one told <a href="http://www.stippy.com/japan-life/gaijin-in-a-japanese-prison-1/" rel="nofollow">Blue's friend in the taxi</a>.) The whole theory goes that because they know the "inside" they can put pressure on their old kohais to gain the upper hand in cases. (Apparently there is quite a lot of tension between the police and the prosecutors and so the junior prosecutors are more than happy to do something if it screws the police officer staffed on the same case as them.) One of the more famous Yameken is Kazuo Kawakami. He was the head of the Tokyo Prosecutors office when Tanaka Kakuei was done for the Lockheed scandal. Pretty cool place to be. And so what is he doing these days, you might ask? He's a タレント /TV star on NTV. Apparently he started giving them legal advice but one day ended up costaring with Kikukawa Rei on a TV show. Never missing an opportunity, NTV seem to be flogging his books on their (not very well made) <a href="http://www.ntv.co.jp/shuppan/sukikirai/" rel="nofollow">website</a>, too. Anyway, I'm getting off the track a little bit. Apologies to Gman and FG who found this a little obscure but let me reassure you, if you ever need to use it, you'll be glad that you know it! (think: Blue's mate in the taxi). Let's be happy that you don't know - and please don't ask me how I came across the word at work... Well Mr. Taxman, as is too often the case with people who have anything to do with tax – you are unfortunately right. I’d originally found the whole concept of a 50 yo prosecutor studying for the bar exam to be kind of cool but after a few independent checks, it appears that you are right. These guys are just another version of Datsu-sara. :(

When you pass the bar exam as a student you have the choice of either becoming a private lawyer, joining the public prosecutors office or becoming a judge. Apparently it only takes 2 weeks for a former prosecutor to register as a lawyer. They are often seen as “the lawyer” to have on your case for 刑事事件 (criminal cases). (It’s a shame that no-one told Blue’s friend in the taxi.) The whole theory goes that because they know the “inside” they can put pressure on their old kohais to gain the upper hand in cases. (Apparently there is quite a lot of tension between the police and the prosecutors and so the junior prosecutors are more than happy to do something if it screws the police officer staffed on the same case as them.)

One of the more famous Yameken is Kazuo Kawakami. He was the head of the Tokyo Prosecutors office when Tanaka Kakuei was done for the Lockheed scandal. Pretty cool place to be. And so what is he doing these days, you might ask? He’s a タレント /TV star on NTV. Apparently he started giving them legal advice but one day ended up costaring with Kikukawa Rei on a TV show. Never missing an opportunity, NTV seem to be flogging his books on their (not very well made) website, too.

Anyway, I’m getting off the track a little bit. Apologies to Gman and FG who found this a little obscure but let me reassure you, if you ever need to use it, you’ll be glad that you know it! (think: Blue’s mate in the taxi). Let’s be happy that you don’t know – and please don’t ask me how I came across the word at work…

]]> By: Taxman http://www.stippy.com/japan-language/japanese-word-of-the-day/yameken/comment-page-1/#comment-1961 Taxman Sun, 04 Feb 2007 02:46:03 +0000 http://www.stippy.com/japan-language/japanese-word-of-the-day/yameken/#comment-1961 Just a quick correction: As far as I know, prosecurtors don't pass the bar exam after they quit, because they have already passed it. In Japan, after passing the bar exam, students then choose whether they want to be a lawyer, prosecutor or judge. Yameken just means the prosecutor who has changed horses mid-stream. Would like confirmation on this one, though. Just a quick correction: As far as I know, prosecurtors don’t pass the bar exam after they quit, because they have already passed it. In Japan, after passing the bar exam, students then choose whether they want to be a lawyer, prosecutor or judge. Yameken just means the prosecutor who has changed horses mid-stream. Would like confirmation on this one, though.

]]> By: fuckedgaijin http://www.stippy.com/japan-language/japanese-word-of-the-day/yameken/comment-page-1/#comment-1942 fuckedgaijin Sat, 03 Feb 2007 13:14:06 +0000 http://www.stippy.com/japan-language/japanese-word-of-the-day/yameken/#comment-1942 Hmm, yes, I also can not see an <em>immediate</em> need for this one, but as always, when I see a word here it always tends to stick in my mind, and every piece of Japan trivia comes in handy one day! Hmm, yes, I also can not see an immediate need for this one, but as always, when I see a word here it always tends to stick in my mind, and every piece of Japan trivia comes in handy one day!

]]> By: Gman http://www.stippy.com/japan-language/japanese-word-of-the-day/yameken/comment-page-1/#comment-1931 Gman Sat, 03 Feb 2007 06:39:51 +0000 http://www.stippy.com/japan-language/japanese-word-of-the-day/yameken/#comment-1931 I can't say Ill be using it often, but nonetheless a very handy addition to the vocab opening a new window into the inner workings of the nipponese system. thank you. I can’t say Ill be using it often, but nonetheless a very handy addition to the vocab opening a new window into the inner workings of the nipponese system. thank you.

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